Security

I’ve always meant this blog to serve as a resource for Skype for Business use. Both for users and for administrators…leaning a bit more toward administrators. Not today though. Today I’m leaning over to the user side, to answer common

The poor Director server role. No longer needed by Teams, its primary function usurped by Azure AD for Office 365…Microsoft’s march into the future seems to have passed right by it. Now, this is not the first time Microsoft has

We can’t make fully private channels in Teams yet. But we can conceal a channel from other Teams users. Private Channels has taken the top spot at UserVoice, as the most-requested Teams feature. Microsoft is, as of this post, “Working

Like all computer systems, Skype for Business is vulnerable to cyberattack. Let’s talk about how to prevent one from happening. What a Skype for Business Cyberattack Can Look Like Unfortunately, real-life circumstances prompted this post. We recently had to help

In a recent Spiceworks survey, 59% of respondents said that “Sensitive files/information should not be shared via collaborate chat applications.” So, 59% think chat rooms aren’t secure. A little more than half. Healthy caution; nothing wrong with that. But you

“Can I use my regular Skype now?” A customer asked us following their Skype for Business install the other day. She meant her consumer Skype, or Skype-C account. She wanted to use that account in Skype for Business. We explained

If you’ve followed political news lately, you’ve heard about Hillary Clinton using a private email server during her term as Secretary of State. Not only did this throw suspicion on her actions in office, it illustrated several dangers in using

Technically, Reverse Proxy is not a Lync Server role. It’s more like a helping hand, guiding Lync’s communications to where you want them to go. I haven’t focused much on reverse proxies here in the past. Which is why today’s

There’s a new security flaw in Lync! Microsoft announced it yesterday, with a couple workarounds. Both are easy to implement, so let’s not waste any time. Where It Is: Code for Graphics Handling The flaw is located in the TIFF

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The Skype4B Insider is a blog about the technology we use to communicate in business today. Here we talk about Microsoft's Skype for Business Server 2015, Lync Server 2013, Unified Communications, Voice over IP and related technologies like Exchange Server. Written by Chris W., MCSE in Communication and PlanetMagpie IT Consulting's Digital Marketing & Communications Manager.